Peru officials have reached an agreement with tourism companies to ensure transportation and access to Machu Picchu after blocking local communities, the presidency of the Council of Ministers said on Sunday (21).
Consettur and Inversiones Sumaq Ayllu San Antonio de Torontoy, who vying for the service, came to a consensus, signing a document following a meeting of the Cusco Working Group, in which several stakeholders were attended, the board said the board.
Thousands of travelers have been arrested in recent days around Machu Picchu, according to the Cusco Tourism Chamber, due to protests that blocked rail access to the archaeological site.
Bus since September 5, when Consettur’s granting expired.
Authorities indicated that the working group agreed to implement a contingency plan to ensure the continuity of the transportation service “with both companies,” the Council of Ministers said.
In turn, the Urubamba Provincial City Hall must inform about the process in progress that will determine the new carrier of the Citadel Transport Service.
The Security Coordination will be held by Provincial and District Municipalities with the Peru’s National Police and the Interior Ministry, while the bidding process is completed.
Machu Picchu, declared a World Heritage Site in 1983, is expected to exceed 1.5 million visitors by 2025.
The New7Wonders project, which organized a vote and named Machu Picchu as one of the new seven wonders of the world, had warned days ago that “the justifiable and believable permanence of Machu Picchu” on the list was at risk.
Subsequently, the organization told the CNN Which was too early to discuss the process of removing a website from the list, how it would work or if that would really happen.
*With information from Jimena de la Quintana and EFE.
